Watch Blue Origin’s all-female flight launch
At 15h30 this afternoon, Blue Origin’s 11th human flight, NS-31, will lift off with an all-female crew – the first in almost 60 years. Watch the launch here. The launch window opens today at 15h30 South African time (08h30 CDT). The mission includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda...
Africans tend to misplace blame for climate change
Across 39 African countries, most of those who have heard of climate change place primary responsibility for addressing it on their government, while a further third saw ordinary citizens as most responsible, and very few placed responsibility on historical emitters....
Security threats consumers should look out for in 2024
Predictions from the Kaspersky Security Bulletin (KSB) point to a diverse array of challenges, where cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging both trending topics and advanced technologies. * Increased charity scams - According to the UN, 2023 experienced the...
Hardcopy peripherals shipments dip in Q3
The global hardcopy peripherals market recorded 19.5 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), down 7,9% compared to the third quarter of 2022. The decline was caused by sluggish consumer demand and a pessimistic economic outlook, according to new...
MD cuts tenure at SITA short
Just nine months into his five-year contract as MD of the State IT Agency (SITA), Dr Bongani Mabaso is stepping down. Dr Mabaso joined Sita on 1 April 2023, on a fixed-term contract for five years. In a statement today (8 December), SITA says he has decided to pursue...
Global perma-crisis drastically impacts employee wellbeing
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Sustainability culture lacking, say employees
Only 16% of employees say their organisation currently has the knowledge, mindset, and behaviours needed for a strong culture of sustainability, says Gartner, adding that this is despite 67% of employees rating sustainability-related issues as highly important. A June...
Enterprises can’t get enough SASE as spend soars
The overall Q3 2023 SASE market - consisting of SD-WAN and SSE (security service edge) solutions - grew a vigorous 33% revenue to $2,2-billion, which set a new record, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The SSE and SD-WAN portions of the SASE market have...
Cybercriminals unleash 411 000 malicious files daily
Kaspersky's detection systems discovered an average of 411 000 malicious files every day - an increase of nearly 3% in 2023 compared to the previous year - and noted that particular types of threats have also escalated: experts observed a marked surge of 53% in...
Clean cooking solutions sought for 250m people in Africa
Africa requires $4-billion in annual investment, to provide 250-million with clean cooking energy. This is according to Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), who says developed nations should scale up their funding to provide clean...
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IoT disrupts the cloud
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Liquid Telecom partners to expand WiFi access
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Check Point debuts CloudGuard SaaS
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Xerox wins 2019 Document Imaging Software Line of the Year Award
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Stanchion partners with retailers on seamless payments
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SynergIT helps Steyn City keep IT overheads down
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Make sure big data doesn’t overwhelm your business
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Rise of multi-cloud brings challenges and benefits
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Card skimming gets more aggressive
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Mimecast joins IBM security app exchange community
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